Tata Power Co. Ltd.
NSE: TATAPOWERTata Power Co. Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
TATAPOWER trades at ₹382, roughly flat over the past year (-0.31%) but 17.32% below its 52-week high and below both its 50-DMA (₹386.33) and 200-DMA (₹388.99). Trailing PE stands at 31.48x against a forward PE of 22.69x, while fundamentals show zero FCF-positive years, a rising debt trend, and debt-to-equity of approximately 1.68x. News flow over the sampled window skews positive (5 of 8 headlines), with a mean analyst rating of 2.39 across 23 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
P/E
31.5
Forward P/E
22.7
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
168.05
Profit Margin
+6.1%
Div. Yield
+0.7%
5Y ROE > 15%
0/5
5Y FCF > 0
0/5
Quality
43/100
News
8 headlines · 5 positive · 0 negative
Tata Power Q1 Mixed; Structural Capex Tailwind Supports BUY - HDFC Sky
HDFC Sky
India's Tata Power quarterly profit rises as operating earnings improve - marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
Tata Power Sees Opportunity for First Solar Equipment Exports to Europe - marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
Tata Power Targets First Private Nuclear Plant by 2032 - marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
Zee Business. . #ResultReview Buy Tata Power Futures: SL 369 Tgt 383, 387, 393 - Strong performance on all parameters Sell Godfrey Philips Futures: SL 2255 Tgt 2180, 2150, 2120 - Results below estimates BEL Futures: - Mixed results - Profit in-line - Supp - facebook.com
facebook.com
Recent context
- ·Marketscreener.com reported rising Q1 operating earnings, and HDFC Sky's August 7 note described a 'structural capex tailwind' while rating the stock 'BUY' in its own terminology.
- ·Late-July coverage flagged a solar-equipment export opportunity to Europe and a company target for India's first private nuclear plant by 2032.
- ·Despite the positive news skew (5 of 8 sampled headlines positive, 0 negative), price is down 5.76% over 3 months and 17.32% below its 52-week high.
Strengths
- +Forward PE of 22.69x is well below the trailing PE of 31.48x, alongside 5-year earnings growth of 10.9% that outpaces 5-year revenue growth of 5.6%.
- +News sentiment across the sampled 8 headlines is labeled positive (5 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negative), with company-specific items covering Q1 operating-earnings improvement, a solar-equipment export opportunity to Europe, and a targeted first private nuclear plant by 2032.
- +RSI of 50.85 sits in neutral territory, with the current price roughly 3.1% above the nearest tracked support level (₹370.10).
- +Mean analyst rating of 2.39 is drawn from a relatively broad base of 23 covering analysts.
Weaknesses
- −Zero FCF-positive years and a consistency score of 0, combined with a rising debt trend and debt-to-equity of approximately 1.68x, indicate no demonstrated free-cash-flow buffer over the tracked period.
- −Price is below both the 50-DMA (₹386.33) and 200-DMA (₹388.99), down 17.32% from its 52-week high and 5.76% over the past 3 months.
- −Quality score of 32 ranks 5th of 6 tracked Power-sector peers, ahead of only NTPC (29), while trailing PE of 31.48x is above 3 of the 5 tracked peers.
- −Profit margin of 6.09% is thin, and ROE is not available in the fundamental dataset, limiting direct assessment of return-on-equity efficiency.
Open questions
- ?Does the rising debt trend alongside zero FCF-positive years reflect capex tied to the announced nuclear and solar-export initiatives, or a broader structural cash-flow gap?
- ?How does the 1.68x debt-to-equity level compare with sector peers' capex financing structures, given utilities commonly carry higher leverage?
- ?What would need to change in reported profitability metrics for the quality-score ranking (5th of 6 peers) to improve relative to POWERGRID or ADANIPOWER?
- ?Why has the market price not tracked the positive news flow over the past 3 months, and what would close that gap?
Peer comparison: Power
Ranks 5 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TATAPOWER | Tata Power Co. Ltd.You're viewing | 31.5 | — | 32 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 50.0 | — | 39 |
| ADANIPOWER | Adani Power Ltd. | 28.3 | — | 57 |
| ADANIENSOL | Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. | 66.7 | — | 41 |
| ADANIGREEN | Adani Green Energy Ltd. | 131.3 | — | 36 |
| POWERGRID | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | 13.1 | — | 34 |
| NTPC | NTPC Ltd. | 10.3 | — | 29 |
Technical state
Current price
₹382.00
SMA 50
₹386.33
SMA 200
₹388.99
RSI (14)
50.9 (neutral)
From 52w high
-17.3%
1Y return
-0.3%
3M return
-5.8%
50-DMA
Below
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- highZero FCF-positive years and a persistence consistency score of 0, alongside a rising debt trend and debt-to-equity of approximately 1.68x (168.051 on the percent-scaled metric), indicate no demonstrated free-cash-flow buffer over the tracked window while leverage has been increasing.
- mediumPrice of ₹382 sits below both the 50-DMA (₹386.33) and 200-DMA (₹388.99), down 17.32% from its 52-week high and down 5.76% over the past 3 months, with the nearest support level (₹370.10) about 3.1% below the current price.
- mediumQuality score of 32 ranks 5th of 6 tracked Power-sector peers, ahead of only NTPC (29), while trailing PE of 31.48x sits above 3 of 5 tracked peers (NTPC 10.34x, POWERGRID 13.12x, ADANIPOWER 28.28x) despite the below-median quality ranking.
- lowOne of the five sampled headlines is formatted as a short-term futures trading tip (stop-loss/target levels) rather than substantive company or sector news, reducing the informational specificity of the tracked news sample.
Cross-section contradictions
- News sentiment across the sampled window is labeled positive (5 positive vs 0 negative of 8 headlines), but price is down 5.76% over the past 3 months and 17.32% below its 52-week high, with limited price follow-through on the positive flow.
- Forward PE of 22.69x is materially below the trailing PE of 31.48x, implying anticipated earnings growth, but zero FCF-positive years, a consistency score of 0, and a rising debt trend are not obviously consistent with that implied acceleration.
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